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| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel | OTHER |
| AZ Klina | OTHER |
The aim of this study is to further validate the CDT as a screening tool for identifying elderly cancer patients in need of a more in-depth cognitive evaluation within comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) and to validate the pre-defined cut-off score of ≤ 4 according to the Freund scoring system. All geriatric patients that are diagnosed with cancer will be screened by the oncology clinical nurse specialists attached to the respective multi-disciplinary clinics with the VES-13 and G8 questionnaire. Patients that screen positive, will be offered referral to the multi-disciplinary onco-geriatric program where a member of the research team will implement a full geriatric evaluation under supervision of the medical oncologist and/or geriatrician who will then formulate recommendations and might suggest referral to other health care providers. Individual results and survival data of all the patients that have given their informed consent will be registered in a database.
In this trial the investigators aim to establish whether Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) can reduce cognitive complaints in cancer survivors. All consenting patients aged 18 years or above, who have been diagnosed with a solid tumour of hematologic malignancy and who have completed or are in the late phase of a chemotherapy, radiotherapy, anti-hormonal or targeted therapy treatment, can participate in this trial. Patients should suffer from subjective cognitive complaints based on a score of 43 or more on the Cognitive Failure Questionnaire (CFQ). These patients will be randomly assigned to either the control or intervention group. Patients in the intervention group will be scheduled to receive an 8-week EFT intervention program. Other patients will be placed on an 8-week wait list after which patients will also start the EFT program.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Intervention group | Experimental | Patients assigned to intervention group receive an 8-week EFT-program |
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| Control group | No Intervention | Patients assigned to control group are placed on a waitlist for a period of 8 weeks |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Emotional Freedom Techniques | Behavioral |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in cognitive complaints measured by Cognitive Failure Questionnaire | Score of <43 on the Cognitive Failure Questionnaire ; Minimum value: 0; Maximum value: 100; Higher scores mean worse outcome | Week 8, 16, 24 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in fatigue measured by Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT)-Fatigue Scale | Reduction in score on FACIT Fatigue scale ; Minimum value: 0; Maximum value: 52; Higher scores mean worse outcome | Week 8, 16, 24 |
| Change in psychological distress measured by Distress Thermometer |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Philip R Debruyne, MD, PhD, MSc, FRCP | AZ Groeninge | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| General Hospital Klina Brasschaat | Brasschaat | 2930 | Belgium | |||
| Brussels University Hospital |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34466793 | Derived | Tack L, Lefebvre T, Lycke M, Langenaeken C, Fontaine C, Borms M, Hanssens M, Knops C, Meryck K, Boterberg T, Pottel H, Schofield P, Debruyne PR. A randomised wait-list controlled trial to evaluate Emotional Freedom Techniques for self-reported cancer-related cognitive impairment in cancer survivors (EMOTICON). EClinicalMedicine. 2021 Aug 19;39:101081. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101081. eCollection 2021 Sep. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D009369 | Neoplasms |
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Reduction in the score on the Distress Thermometer ; Minimum value: 0; Maximum value: 10; Higher scores mean worse outcome |
| Week 8, 16, 24 |
| Change in depressive symptoms measured by Beck Depression Inventory II | Reduction in score on Beck Depression Inventory II ; Minimum value: 0; Maximum value: 63; Higher scores mean worse outcome | Week 8, 16, 24 |
| Change in quality of life measured by the European Organisation for the Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ)-C30 | Improvement of the scores on the Global Health scale, functional scale and symptom scale ; Minimum value: 30; Maximum value: 126; Higher scores mean better outcome | Week 8, 16, 24 |
| Chang in quality of life measured by EQ-5D-3L | Improvement on the score on the EQ-5D-3L; Minimum value: -0.285; Maximum value: 1; Higher scores mean better outcome | Week 8, 16, 24 |
| Change in long-term quality of life measured by the EuroQol EQ-5D-3L | Improvement on the score on the EQ-5D-3L; Minimum value: -0.285; Maximum value: 1; Higher scores mean better outcome | 6 months and 12 months |
| Number of cancer survivors presenting with cognitive complaints as measured by Cognitive Failure Questionnaire | Number of cancer survivors presenting with cognitive complaints as measured by Cognitive Failure Questionnaire | Week 8, 16, 24 |
| Influence of age on cognitive complaints in cancer survivors | Interaction effect of age and score on the Cognitive Failure Questionnaire ; Minimum value: 0; Maximum value: 100; Higher scores mean worse outcome; cut-off at score of 43 on the Cognitive Failure Questionnaire | Week 8, 16, 24 |
| Influence of gender on cognitive complaints in cancer survivors | Interaction effect of gender and score on the Cognitive Failure Questionnaire ; Minimum value: 0; Maximum value: 100; Higher scores mean worse outcome; cut-off at score of 43 on the Cognitive Failure Questionnaire | Week 8, 16, 24 |
| Influence of distress on cognitive complaints in cancer survivors as measured by Distress Thermometer | Interaction effect of distress and score on the Cognitive Failure Questionnaire ; Minimum value: 0; Maximum value: 100; Higher scores mean worse outcome; cut-off at score of 43 on the Cognitive Failure Questionnaire | Week 8, 16, 24 |
| Influence of fatigue (FACIT-Fatigue Scale) on cognitive complaints in cancer survivors | Interaction effect of fatigue and score on the Cognitive Failure Questionnaire ; Minimum value: 0; Maximum value: 100; Higher scores mean worse outcome; cut-off at score of 43 on the Cognitive Failure Questionnaire | Week 8, 16, 24 |
| Influence of cancer type on cognitive complaints in cancer survivors | Interaction effect of cancer type and score on the Cognitive Failure Questionnaire ; Minimum value: 0; Maximum value: 100; Higher scores mean worse outcome; cut-off at score of 43 on the Cognitive Failure Questionnaire | Week 8, 16, 24 |
| Influence of cancer stage on cognitive complaints in cancer survivors | Interaction effect of cancer stage and score on the Cognitive Failure Questionnaire ; Minimum value: 0; Maximum value: 100; Higher scores mean worse outcome; cut-off at score of 43 on the Cognitive Failure Questionnaire | Week 8, 16, 24 |
| Influence of the received treatment on cognitive complaints in cancer survivors | Interaction effect of treatment and score on the Cognitive Failure Questionnaire ; Minimum value: 0; Maximum value: 100; Higher scores mean worse outcome; cut-off at score of 43 on the Cognitive Failure Questionnaire | Week 8, 16, 24 |
| Brussels |
| 1090 |
| Belgium |
| General Hospital Groeninge | Kortrijk | 8500 | Belgium |